Explore a new approach to meditation, cut through KPI noise, and build unstoppable momentum for real business growth.
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What's in store for today:
- Are you drowning in numbers?
- The path to predictable growth
Hey There,
Meditation is everywhere.
It’s sold as the key to focus, clarity, and stress relief.
Maybe, like me, you’ve tried an app like Headspace, hoping to find calm and focus between meetings and tasks.
But is all meditation created equal? And more importantly—are these structured, technique-driven approaches actually helping long term?
This week on The Freedom Experience, I sat down with Cate Zoltan, Founder and CEO of the Undo app, to challenge the way we think about meditation.
Cate’s approach—Natural Meditation—isn’t about clearing your mind or forcing stillness. It’s about reconnecting with your mind and body, recognizing stress before it turns into burnout, and leading from a place of awareness instead of reaction.
As Cate puts it:
“Your body is always trying to heal itself—you just have to listen.”
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In this episode, we cover:
- Why stress, anxiety, and burnout aren’t just mental challenges—they show up in your body.
- The connection between decision fatigue, leadership pressure, and physical tension.
- How a Natural Meditation practice can help you perform better, think clearer, and avoid burnout.
🎧 Listen to the full conversation on The Freedom Experience:
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2. Are You Drowning in Numbers?
Many business owners live by their dashboards and key performance indicators.
It’s data, data, data—all day long. But little or no forward momentum.
Don’t get me wrong: there’s real power in understanding your numbers.
Good metrics can illuminate where you’re winning, where you’re falling behind, and where new opportunities lie. But sometimes, in the quest to quantify everything, we lose sight of the bigger picture.
This week, I spoke to the head of marketing at a self-storage company making around $18 million in annual revenue. They reached out for help because they’ve struggled to find momentum over the past few years.
During our first conversation, I could see the main problem almost immediately: they're drowning in data.
They've become so hyper-focused on hitting certain metrics every week that they’d neglected the company’s long-term strategy.
Instead of exploring new approaches or channels, they bury themselves in dashboards, obsessed with daily conversions and click-through rates.
The numbers are there, but the vision is missing.
I encountered a similar situation with another business owner. This owner is so consumed with KPIs that every one-on-one meeting becomes a data review rather than a coaching opportunity.
Numbers are fantastic—they can show exactly what’s happening in real-time—but when you let metrics dominate every conversation, you risk sacrificing team development, creativity, and big-picture planning.
Of course, the solution isn’t to abandon analytics altogether. Far from it. In fact, I think every leader should identify the metrics that matter most.
The key is not to measure everything under the sun but to focus on a few core KPIs that tie directly to your strategic objectives. For each person or team, home in on two or three solid indicators they can genuinely influence.
Let’s face it: not everything worth doing in business is easy to measure.
Employee training, for example, might not show an immediate spike in productivity on a graph—yet investing in your team’s growth can pay off in retention, morale, and customer satisfaction down the road.
Or consider refreshing your website or brand. The ROI might not immediately be obvious, but your modernized look and clearer messaging can help attract new clients and inspire your existing audience.
Another common trap is “analysis paralysis.”
When you collect mountains of data, it can become overwhelming to make an actual decision. You end up buried in possibilities, always searching for that perfect next step.
Business requires a bit of calculated risk.
No graph or spreadsheet can replace good old-fashioned leadership and intuition.
So, where’s the balance?
It starts with knowing what truly moves the needle in your business—the activities that directly impact revenue and cash flow.
As Metronomics coaches, we use the Key Function Flow Map (KFFM) to help business owners cut through the noise and focus on the right daily metrics. It’s about tracking what matters without getting lost in endless reports. I cover this in detail in my Free Foundation for Business Success Masterclass.
Avoid KPI overload. Keep it simple—three key metrics per person, tied directly to what matters most. Make it clear how their success fuels the bigger mission, ensuring focus and impact without the noise.
Yes, metrics are vital. They keep us accountable, highlight trends, and guide decision-making. But always ask yourself: Am I using metrics to serve my goals, or am I letting numbers become the goal itself?
By measuring what matters most—and remembering that some of the best initiatives resist neat measurement—you’ll find the sweet spot between actionable data and genuine forward momentum.
Ultimately, success is about more than hitting a handful of numbers each quarter. It’s about thriving teams, satisfied customers, and a business that continues to evolve.
So grab your dashboard, keep those two or three critical KPIs front and center—but don’t forget to look up from the numbers and see the broader horizon.
That’s where the real growth happens.
2. The Path to Predictable Growth
In this week’s video, I break down the process of crafting your 3HAG (three-year highly achievable goal) using Shannon Susko’s 3HAG framework.
We start by aligning your strategy and culture around a clear vision, then define the key drivers and metrics that keep everyone focused, accountable, and moving in the right direction.
Ready to transform your long-term vision into a practical, measurable plan? Watch the video below to see how to build momentum, maintain alignment, and set your team up for sustainable growth over the next three years.
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One quote to start the week strong
“Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” — George Herbert
Reading this made me think how easy it is to get bogged down in data and overanalysis.
But progress comes from taking action toward goals and priorities.
Want to find momentum this year?
Join us in Dublin for an immersive Foundation for Growth Workshop.
Break free from endless analysis, align your team around clear a 3HAG, and build unstoppable momentum.
If you’re ready to move beyond the spreadsheets, join us!
Have a great week!
- Jean
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